L2 - Paper 1 - 03 - Factorization of Polynomials - Eng
L2 - Paper 1 - 03 - Factorization of Polynomials - Eng
1. Factorize
(a) x2y + 3xy2,
(b) x2y + 3xy2 + 2x + 6y.
2. Factorize
(a) 6m2n – 4mn2,
(b) 6m2n – 4mn2 – 9m + 6n.
3. Factorize
(a) 4 – a2,
(b) 4 – a2 + 2b – ab.
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4. Factorize
(a) 16m2 – 9,
(b) –4mn + 3n + 16m2 – 9.
5. Factorize
(a) 4 + 4x + x2,
(b) 4 + 4x + x2 – 2y – xy.
6. Factorize
(a) p2 – 10p + 25,
(b) pq2 – 5q2 + p2 – 10p + 25.
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7. Factorize
(a) 6 + 5a + a2,
(b) 6 + 5a + a2 + 3b2 + ab2.
8. Factorize
(a) 2m2 – m – 3,
(b) 2mn2 + 2n2 + 2m2 – m – 3.
9. Factorize
(a) 9x2 – 4y2,
(b) 9x2 – 4y2 + 9x + 6y.
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10. Factorize
(a) 25r2 – 16s2,
(b) 25r2 – 16s2 – 20r + 16s.
11. Factorize
(a) a2 – 8ab + 16b2,
(b) a2 – 8ab + 16b2 + 5a – 20b.
12. Factorize
(a) 4x2 + 12xy + 9y2,
(b) 4x2 + 12xy + 9y2 – 8x – 12y.
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13. Factorize
(a) 5p2 – pq – 4q2,
(b) 5p2 – pq – 4q2 – p + q.
14. Factorize
(a) 6m2 – 13mn + 6n2,
(b) 6m2 – 13mn + 6n2 – 9m + 6n.
15. Factorize
(a) r2 + 12r + 36,
(b) r2 + 12r + 36 – s2.
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16. Factorize
(a) p2 + 14pq + 49q2,
(b) p2 + 14pq + 49q2 – 4r2.
17. Factorize
(a) 25x2 – 40xy + 16y2,
(b) 25x2 – 40xy + 16y2 – 9z2.
18. Factorize
(a) x3 + x2y + 5x2,
(b) x3 + x2y + 5x2 – x – y – 5.
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19. Factorize
(a) a3 + 3a2b – 4a2,
(b) a3 + 3a2b – 4a2 – a – 3b + 4.
20. Factorize
(a) x3 – x2y + 2x2,
(b) x3 – x2y + 2x2 – 9x + 9y – 18.
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Useful Formulas
(a) (i) (a + b)2 a2 + 2ab + b2
(ii) (a – b)2 a2 – 2ab + b2
(b) a2 – b2 (a + b)(a – b)